Reversible broom and the like



P. vDEvARco. REVERSIBLE BROO'I AND THE LIKE.

.APPLICATION FILE/D MAY I0, 1919.

1,345, 353 Patented July 6, 1920.

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PAUL DEVARCO, 0F WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

REVERSIBLE BnooM AND THE LIKE.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL DEvARoo, a citizen of the United States, and residing at West Hobokemin the county-of Hudson and State of New-Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Brooms andthe like, of which the following `is a specification, such as will enable those yskilled in the art to whichv it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to brooms, brushes, -mops and like articles, and the object of the invention is to provide a reversible article of this class Which is simple in construction and operation and effcientin use, and which comprises a frame construction with which brush, broom or mop material'may be detachably'connected; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device'of the class specified, constructed and operated as hereinafter described and claimed. f,-

The invention is fully vdisclosed in the following specification,l of V.which'the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which vthe separate parts of my improvement are designatedby suitable reference characters 1 in each of the views, and in which "Figure 1 is aside vvievvl illustrating yone use of my improvement;

Fig. 2 a` partial section on-"the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and on an enlarged'scale;y

Fig. 3 a partial section on the line '3-3 Fig. 4 a perspective view 'of one end portion of one of a number of clamp plates which I employ.

' Y InFig. 1 of the drawing, have shown at 5 my improved frame which comprises a yokeshaped frame member6 preferably composed of heavy :spring wire fand centrally of the cross head'of 'said frame member is secured a T-,shaped coupling with which a wooden or otherhandle rodj8 is connected. The side arms `9 of the yokeshaped frame member 6 areprovidejd'fat a predetermined distance from their ends with collars 10, and mounted on said end portions of the arms 9 is a clamp head 11, heldin place by milled nuts 12.

- The clamp head 11 comprises substan-V tially L-shaped sides, lthe parts 14v of said sides being connected by a transverseplate 'l Specification of Letters Patent.

15 by riveting or otherwise, as shown at 16 1n Fig. 2 of the drawing, and the other parts 17 of the sides 13are provided cen-y shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The transverse plate 15 comprises a back 19 having a central V-shaped portion 20 and the opposite sides of the back? 19 are bent :at right angles to form flanges`21 as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. Inpractice, I preferably employ a plurality of other plates 22, a detail viewA of a lpart of one of `which is shown in Fig. 4, and are of the same form and construction as the plate n Patented July 6,1920.

Appncationfmeamy 10,1919. serial No. 296,070. i

15, but which are independent of said plate f and the sides 13 of the clamp head'11,and

are adapted to be detachably connected `with said head.

The plates 22 consistl of backs 23 having central .V-shaped portions 24, and the side vedges of` said plates are providedlwith flanges 25 bent at right angles to the backs 23, and the platesii22 aswell astheplate y15 are provided at predetermined intervals and in common alinement with apertures 26, four' of which are preferably employed in eachplate in the construction' shown, 'and through which four boltsw27 f are Vadapted to pass.. The' bolts -27 `arey provided at one end with heads 28 and. at the op-y posite or threaded end thereof, the bolts `are pointed as shown at'- 29 and winged nuts 30 are ymounted on saidthreaded ends. Washers 31 .are preferably placed between the heads 28 ofiV the bolts and the `platel,

said washers `being jprovided with beveled sides 32 which permittsaid.washers to it snugly within the V-shaped'central'portion V 2O ofthe plate'l, as clearlyshownin Figs.

l2 and 3. Other washers 33 are lalso preferably employed Abetween the winged nuts 30y and the outer plate 24, thelinner facesof said washers being made .'V-shaped :in form -as shown at 34 in lFig. 3to fit snugly over the central'V-shaped,portion 24 ofthe outer plate22. l

In the use of the 'device it will be understood Athat the L-shaped sides Y 13 are connected by theplate 15 and form the frame of the clamp Vhead 11, whilethe otherfplates 22 are mounted on and movable longitudinallyof the bolts 27, within the vsides 13. In the accompanying-drawing I have shown a plurality of two-faced brush or broom members 35, three ofwhich are shown, -and these brush members are secured to or held in place between the plates 15-22 by the bolts 27, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of-the drawing, the bolts 27 being passed through the central portions of the brush members 35, and said central portions being clamped between said plates which securely holds .the same in place. l Y Y As `shown inFig. 1'of the drawing, ythe faces 36 of the brush or broom members 35 are directed downwardly and are inposition' for use, v while Vthe opposite faces 37 `are directed upwardly and when thev faces 36 of said' members become worn, the opposite faces thereof may be' moved downwardly, or'the vdevice reversed by loosening the milled nuts 12 on the arms 9'fand withdrawing said arms from the 'beaded or sleeve portions 18 of the sides 13 vand again v.passing said arms Athrough said beaded for sleeve portions 18 in the opposite direction or with the faces 37 directed downwardly,

and again placing the milled nuts 12 Yin position. It will be seen that in this operation it will not be necessary to remove the brush or broom members 35, ibut it willbe apparent that when both of the faces 3637 of the brush or broom members 35v havebecome worn and ,useless -other members may be` substituted for kthe old members byre- .-movingthe winged nuts 30 onf the bolts 27 as well asthe washers 33 and withdrawing the While I `.have showngand described-my improvement as designed to hold brush or broom material, itv will be understood that straw, hair, bristles, wire or fibrous material of any kind or class may be employed in connection withvthe clampV "head 11, or anycombination of materials such -as above specified may be employed. `-In other words, one face of the vbroommay be provided, or may consist'of lstraw material, while-the other Vmay consist. of hair, wire or other iinaterial,` and withfthis device, yafter a purchasenhaswprocured-fa frame with a num-V ber of the brush :members 35v therein, other brush members Vmay beprocured and used in 'the same frame andi-.in thisfway'theQbrush may berepaired, ora practically new brush madey whenever necessary or desirable, and Ywith a frame constructedQin-the mannerA :above set out,l"produce a broom',ibrush or fr V I' the like'which will have more or lless spring qualities byreason ofthe yoke-shaped ,frame member 6, and thiswill aid or facilitate the use 4ofthe device. It will also be apparentY that Vwhile I haveshowncertaindetalls forn carrying; my invention into effect, I am not .necessarily limited to these details, and vari- Vand adapted to secure brush .or similar-ma-V Vterial between said `plate members. v

-ft'achably and' rever'sibly connectedwith the :4.V Afreversible-*device of the Y class described comprising-,1a.yoke-shaped frame, clamp ihead detachably andV reversibly con- Y'comprising a .plurality of sheetr metal plateV ous changes therein and modifications thereof maybe made,within the scopeof the appended claims, without departing from the lspirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully vdescirbed my invention,

what 1 claim as-new and desire to'secure by detachably secured vto saidlsidemeinbers,

` other plate membersmounted` VbetweenY the side members -of the clamp head,andk bolts passed through all of said platemembers 2. A device of the Aclass described compri'singaV clamp head having a Vplurality of independent Vlate members between `which brush'^or"vsim1la=r 4material extending in op- 'posite directions fromv saidwclamp head is Aadapted v'to be secured, bolts passedthrough said plate members -todraw the same vto- -gether and-secure lthe-:brush or other material therebetween, end platesv on one of Y 'the .plate members 'of said clamp head and adapted to inclose. the opposite end` :portions of said clamp head, anda handle frame de-V end plates of I'said V clamp head.;V

so frame being adapted to pass through and'Y 3.' A', reversible device voflthe Vclass cler scribed lcomprising a Ayoke-shaped frame.,.a clamp head' comprising a plurality of plate members, provided with vV-shap'ed portions and at the opposite sides thereof 'with flanged portions, said plate members beingY .Y f

:placed one Vuponanotherwith the flanged and `V-s'haped Yportions extendingin one direction and with Q brush material between the adjacent faces thereof, means for jsecurthe Y. opposite; endfportions of said clamp V:headfsaid plates being providedvwithY 'cylin- Y r jing saidplate members -together vand for drical portions, and a .yoke-shaped VhandleV frame Vdetachably and, reversibly connected v1220 with the cylindrical portions 'of fsaid plates.

-nected .-With said frame,f said `clamp head direction as: v said V-shapedi'p(`)rtion's,.v vbolts Y passed throughv said-.plate members 'for 1 drawing the same-together to secure, brush presence of the subscribing witnesses this or similar material therebetween, and means 8th day of May, 1919.

at the ends of said plate members for mounting said yoke-shaped frame in. connection PAUL DEVARCO therewith. Witnesses In testimony that I claim the foregoing C. E. MULREANY,

as my invention I have signed my name in v H. E. THOMPSON. 

